Combined holding and coupling device



Aug; l2 1924.4

J. N. SHLLER COMBINED HOLDING AND COUPLING DEVICE Filed Nov. '7. 1925 wNIMH.

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Patented Aug. 1,2, 1924.

lUNITED STATES ,JOI-IN N. SHELLER, OF DANVILL-E, `111111NC)IS.

COMBINED HOLDING AND `COTU'PIILIIIQG DEVICE.

Application filed November To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. SHELLER, a

` citizen of the United States, residing at Danville, .in the county ofVermilion and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in vCombined Holding and Coup-ling Devices, of which thefollowing is a specication.

This invention vrelates to a combined holding and coupling device,designed primarily for use in connection with a pair of trousers forycoupling a belt and a suspender strap A therewith, but it is to beunderstood that a device, in accordance with this invention canbeemployed for any purposes for which -it is found applicable, andtheinvention has for its object to provide, in a kmanner as hereinafter setforth, a device of such class with means for detacliably `connectingtherewith a belt and suspender tab or section` vas well as furthersecurely and detachably coupling, at the desired position 'to the waistportion of a pair of trousers, the belt or suspender tab or section.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as.hereinafter set forth, a device for the purpose referred to, which issimple in its construction, strong, durable, detachable, 'thoroughlyefficient in its use, conveniently applied with respect yto the waist`portion of a pair of trousers, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is 'to ybe understood that changes, variations and modifica-tionscan lbe resorted to which come within the scope of the claims-"hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a fragmentary view, infronty elevation, of apart of the waist portion of ia pair of trousers,showing `the adaptation therewith of a combined holding and couplingdevice in accordance with this invention and with a portion of the beltand a suspender tab connected to the device.

.Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1,

7, 1923. Serial N0. '673,304.

with the part of 'the waist portion of the trou-sers shown in rearelevation and further showing the device. connected to 'the waistportion `and lhaving a suspender tab coupled therewith.

Figure 3 is 1a lsection -on line 3-3, Figure 1, showing the adaptationthereof in connection with a belt, asuspender tab andthe waist portionof a pair of trousers.

Figure 4 is a grouped perspective view illustrating the elements'ofthe-device.

lReferring to theidrawings `in detail, 11denotes the waist portionof apair of trousers, 2 a suspender tab which is positioned at the rear -ofthe waist `portion 1, and 9 a belt which is arranged against the -outerface of the waist portion 1. The tab 2 and lbe-lt 9 are rconnectedtogether by a combined holding and coupling device in accordance withthis invention, and are further coupled to the waist portion 1 by Vsaiddevice.

A combi-ned holding and coupling device, in 4accordance with vthisinvention, lcomprises a belt holding Ior supporting lsection land asuspender tab connecting section and with the said sections havingIcooperating means for ydetachably connecting them together and furtherwith the supporting section having means for connecting Vitto the waistportion of a pai-r of trousers and with the cooperating means forde-tachably connecting the sections together further providing for thecoupling of the sections `to 'the waist lportion of the trousers.

The support-ing section consists of a substantially elongated verticallydisposed integral rectangular frame formed of af'ront ybar or member 4t,a 4bottom bar or member 5, 'a vtop bar or member 6 and a rear bar ormember 7. The members referred to are formed integral with each otherand the 'members Lland '7 are of materially :greater length than thewidth or length 'of 'the members 5 and-6. r'lhe verticallydisposed frameforms an openingS for the passage of a belt 9, and said frame not onlyconstitutes -mean-s for supporting -t-he belt 9 but further formaintaining the belt in fposi'tion at the front of the waist portion 1ofthe trousers. The opening 8 formed by the frame, is of greater lengththan the width of the belt 9, so that the latter can conveniently slide'through the frame when occasion requires.

Projecting rearwardly from the member 7 yis a pair of spaced holdingbarbs 10, 11,

which when the holding section is mounted in position with respect tothe waist portion 1 of the trousers pierces the material from which thewaist portion is made, in a manner as shown in Figure 3, whereby theholding section is retained in the position to which it has been set, orin other words the barbs 10 and 11 prevent the shifting of the holdingsection on the Waist portion 1.

` Projecting` rearwardly from the member 7, and arranged between thebarbs 10 and 11,' is a pointed shank 12, formed with peripheral threads13. The shank 12 is of greater length than the length of the barbs 1()and 11. and is inserted through the waist portion 1, as shown in Figure3, and further projects inwardly from the inner face of said waistportion 1.

The connecting section is circularin contour and consists of a disk 14,having formed integral with the rear face thereof, a tapered cylindricalextension 15, having its greater diameter ot' the saine diameter as thedisk 14, and with the greater diameter of the extension 15 at the rearend of the L extension.

The rear face of the extension 15 is formed with a concav-ity 16. Theconnecting section has a centrally arranged opening 17 formed with athreaded wall and which engages ywith the threaded terminal portion .2Oofthe groove 18 retains the tab on the extension 15.

- The threaded terminal portion 13 of the shank 12, in connection withthe threaded wall of the opening 17, provides means for coupling thesections of the device to the waist portion 1, of the trousers, as shownin Figure 3.

It is thought that the advantages of a nombined holding and couplingdevice, in

accordance with this invention, can be readily understood froni theforegoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, particularly in view of the convenient manner in which thedevice can be coupled with the waist portion of a pair. of trousers forthe purpose of connecting a belt and a suspender therewith, and althoughthe preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated anddesciibed, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction can be had which will fall within the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

What I claim is z- 1. A combination holding and couplinfr devicecomprising an integral holding and an integral connection section, saidholdin section consisting of a vertically disposed rectangular frameformed of flat top, bottom, front and-rear bars and providin arectangular opening for the passage o a belt, said traine having itsrear bar provided with a plurality oi rigid piercing barbs and arearwardly extending threaded shank, and said connecting sectionconsisting of a disk and a tapered extension having its reduced endprojecting rearwardly from the disk thereby providing in connection withthe disk a peripheral groove radually increasing in width outwardlyaingl providing means for the connecting of a suspender with theconnecting section, said connection section having means cooperatingwith the threaded shank for detacliably connecting the sections togetherand further for coupling the device in position.

2. A combined holding and supporting device comprising a belt holdingsection consisting of a polygonal-shaped integral frame providing anopening for the passage of a belt, the walls of4 said opening beinguninterrupted from end to end, a rearwardly extending threaded shankintegral with the outer face of the rear of said frame, and a suspenderconnecting section provided with means threadedly engaging with saidshank for detachably connecting said sections together and further forcoupling the device in position, said connecting section providedintermediate its ends with a peripheral groove for the reception of asuspender tab.

3. A combined holding and coupling device for the purpose sct forthcomprising a continuous holding section formed with a rectangularopening for the passage of a belt and further provided with a rearwardlyextending integral threaded shank, and a peripherally grooved suspenderconnectin section threadedly engaging with said shan whereby thesections are connected together and detachably coupled in position, saidholding section further provided with aplurality of rearwardly extendingrigid holding barbs.

4. A combined holding device comprising a holding section in the forniof a polygonal-shaped frame providing an opening for the passage of abelt and a rearwardly extending threaded shank foi-ined integral withthe rear face of said frame, and a peripherally grooved suspenderconnecting section having an axial bore with the wall thereof threadedfor and supporting l threaded engagement with said shank to barbsadapted to extend into the garconneet said sections together and urnientto which the device is coupled, said ther for coupling the device inposition shank arranged between and spaced from 10' upon a garment, saidholding section ursaid barbs.

5 ther having formed integra-l with the In testimony Whe1'eof,Iax mysignature rear face thereof a plurality of spaced hereto.

rigid right angularly disposed piercing i JOHN N. SHELLER.

